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Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
341H
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23M
·
0S
The read
The man to watch is Matt Boldy: 10 points in his last 4 against Columbus.
Grand Casino Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets
Away · Blue Jackets
1–1–0
2 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Blue Jackets
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jet Greaves
Expected
.877 SV% · 3.50 GAA · 1W
.887 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blue Jackets
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
Blue JacketsProjected lines
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Blue Jackets
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Blue JacketsInjury report
No injuries reported
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Blue Jackets lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
The man to watch is Matt Boldy: 10 points in his last 4 against Columbus.
Valeri Nichushkin is still looking for his first goal on Jesper Wallstedt after 12 shots. History is on the Wild's side: they've taken 10 of the last 13 against Columbus.
The numbers behind it
Player
Matt Boldy has 10 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Minnesota)
10
pts, last 4 vs CBJ
Player
Kirill Kaprizov has 9 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Minnesota)
9
pts, last 4 vs CBJ
History
Minnesota has won 10 of their last 13 against Columbus. See the games →
10-3
last 13 vs CBJ
Matchup
Valeri Nichushkin has 12 shots on Jesper Wallstedt without a goal.
(Columbus)
0/12
vs Jesper Wallstedt
Milestone
Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.
198
career goals